Nancy Sparling

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Events

138

1st places

2nd places

3rd places

Game results

940

Win-Loss-Draw

485-452-3
(51.76%)

Average Score

380.00

Average opponent score

376.69

300+

894
(95.11%)

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304
(32.34%)

500+

18
(1.91%)

600+

0
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700+

0
(0.00%)

Career highlights

Highest game	559	vs Veronica Baines	559-365	September (2009)
Lowest game	244	vs Carmel Dodd	244-623	SA September Tournament (2008)
Highest loss	459	vs Dieter Jedamski	459-496	Christmas Leftovers (2018)
Biggest win	+297	vs Doris Schwenn	529-232	Double Dictionary Winter (1994)
Biggest loss	-379	vs Carmel Dodd	244-623	SA September Tournament (2008)
Highest combined score	955	vs Dieter Jedamski	459-496	Christmas Leftovers (2018)
Lowest winning score	296	vs Betty Keese	296-276	Unley June (2003)
Longest winning streak	14 games	Victor Harbour / South Australian Championships (1998)

Yearly statistics

Year	Events	Games	Wins	Win %	Average for	Average against	Peak rating
2025	1	5	1	20.00%	345.00	416.80	1188
2023	2	10	5	50.00%	374.50	371.40	1205
2022	3	15	5	33.33%	379.93	409.27	1233
2021	3	15	8	53.33%	366.33	370.87	1222
2019	1	6	1	16.67%	378.67	422.83	1207
2018	2	11	4	36.36%	382.27	394.27	1257
2017	1	5	0	0.00%	355.80	418.40	1288
2016	2	9	6	66.67%	370.11	368.89	1318
2014	2	11	2	18.18%	348.18	439.91	1338
2013	5	29	12	41.38%	373.86	392.72	1348
2012	4	28	16	57.14%	387.71	395.93	1394
2011	6	35	17	48.57%	381.54	389.37	1399
2010	5	30	12	40.00%	375.60	386.70	1349
2009	9	50	26	52.00%	388.22	382.34	1379
2008	4	24	11	45.83%	366.92	398.88	1379
2007	2	12	8	66.67%	377.83	334.25	1389
2006	4	24	13	54.17%	374.42	375.79	1417
2005	7	48	26	54.17%	384.46	374.35	1460
2004	8	57	26	45.61%	371.96	371.35	1481
2003	9	62	37	59.68%	377.02	356.89	1527
2002	8	54	31	57.41%	378.00	368.02	1564
2001	9	68	37	54.41%	382.35	376.71	1537
2000	7	56	32	57.14%	381.68	370.09	1580
1999	7	50	30	60.00%	390.32	364.12	1533
1998	10	66	35	53.03%	386.41	372.38	1556
1997	4	52	25	48.08%	380.71	381.27	1611
1996	2	18	10	55.56%	397.39	385.39
1995	6	44	25	56.82%	380.86	367.66	1513
1994	6	46	24	52.17%	380.80	366.07	1662

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Date	State	Event	Place	Wins	Old Rating		New Rating
27/12/2025	SA	SA Xmas	10th of 11	1/5	1205	-17	1188
14/10/2023	SA	Seaford October	3rd of 10	3/5	1188	+17	1205
25/03/2023	SA	Seaford March	8th of 10	2/5	1200	-12	1188
03/09/2022	SA	Seaford September	6th of 10	2/5	1224	-24	1200
09/07/2022	SA	Seaford July	5th of 6	1/5	1233	-9	1224
26/02/2022	SA	Seaford February	4th of 6	2/5	1222	+11	1233
04/12/2021	SA	Pub Scrabble December	4th of 6	2/4	1202	+20	1222
17/07/2021	SA	Seaford July	3rd of 8	3/5	1201	+1	1202
22/05/2021	SA	SEAFORD MAY 2021	6th of 10	3/6	1207	-6	1201
14/12/2019	SA	Seaford Tournament	11th of 12	1/6	1240	-33	1207
27/12/2018	SA	Christmas Leftovers	6th of 10	2/5	1257	-17	1240
15/12/2018	SA	Dec Seaford Fundraiser	13th of 16	2/6	1288	-31	1257
27/12/2017	SA	Christmas Leftovers	12th of 12	0/5	1318	-30	1288
28/12/2016	SA	Xmas Leftovers	3rd of 12	4/5	1300	+18	1318
23/01/2016	SA	4-4-4 Tournament	41st of 47	2/4	1310	-10	1300
27/12/2014	SA	SA Christmas Leftovers	12th of 12	0/5	1338	-28	1310
03/05/2014	SA	SA May	10th of 12	2/6	1348	-10	1338
28/12/2013	SA	Christmas Leftovers	2nd of 10	4/5	1334	+14	1348
02/11/2013	SA	SA November	8th of 18	3.5/6	1318	+16	1334
18/05/2013	SA	SA May	9th of 10	1/6	1335	-17	1318
13/04/2013	SA	SA April	10th of 12	2/6	1330	+5	1335
26/01/2013	SA	SA January	11th of 14	2/6	1370	-40	1330
03/11/2012	SA	SA November	4th of 17	4/6	1363	+7	1370
07/10/2012	VIC	Vic/SA Border Challenge	19th of 32	5/10	1383	-20	1363
15/09/2012	SA	SA September	5th of 12	3/6	1394	-11	1383
22/01/2012	SA	January Pub Tourney	12th of 34	4/6	1399	-5	1394
27/12/2011	SA	Christmas Leftovers	5th of 14	3/5	1369	+30	1399
05/11/2011	SA	Seaford	9th of 16	3/6	1352	+17	1369
23/10/2011	SA	SA October	8th of 10	2/6	1357	-5	1352
13/08/2011	SA	August	9th of 14	3/6	1365	-8	1357
18/06/2011	SA	SA June	6th of 14	3/6	1353	+12	1365
16/04/2011	SA	SA April	8th of 14	3/6	1340	+13	1353
28/12/2010	SA	Xmas Leftovers	10th of 14	2/5	1349	-9	1340
06/11/2010	SA	SA November	3rd of 14	4/6	1327	+22	1349
19/06/2010	SA	SA June	9th of 12	2/6	1347	-20	1327
15/05/2010	SA	SA May	5th of 14	3/6	1336	+11	1347
07/02/2010	SA	SA February	8th of 8	1/7	1360	-24	1336
28/12/2009	SA	xmasleftovers	2nd of 16	3/4	1346	+14	1360
22/11/2009	SA	November SA	4th of 14	4/6	1335	+11	1346
14/11/2009	SA	Southern Tournament	5th of 12	3/6	1341	-6	1335
24/10/2009	SA	October SA	9th of 12	2/6	1371	-30	1341
27/09/2009	SA	September	6th of 12	3/6	1379	-8	1371
05/07/2009	SA	July Pub Scrabble	4th of 6	2/5	1372	+7	1379
20/06/2009	SA	SA June (corrected)	9th of 18	3/6	1375	-3	1372
24/05/2009	SA	May Tournament	8th of 14	3/6	1367	+8	1375
29/03/2009	SA	March Pub Tournament	3rd of 6	3/5	1343	+24	1367
28/12/2008	SA	SA Leftovers	10th of 18	3/6	1349	-6	1343
23/11/2008	SA	SA November	11th of 14	2/6	1379	-30	1349
21/09/2008	SA	SA September Tournament	8th of 12	3/6	1376	+3	1379
22/06/2008	SA	SA June Tournament	9th of 12	3/6	1371	+5	1376
28/04/2007	SA	SA April Tournament	8th of 16	3/6	1389	-18	1371
11/03/2007	SA	South Australian Championships	1st of 19	5/6	1389	0	1389
19/11/2006	SA	November	4th of 16	4/6	1378	+11	1389
16/07/2006	SA	SA July	5th of 12	3/6	1403	-25	1378
21/05/2006	SA	SA May Tournament	9th of 14	3/6	1417	-14	1403
30/04/2006	SA	April Tournament	5th of 12	3/6	1433	-16	1417
20/11/2005	SA	November	6th of 16	3/6	1460	-28	1432
30/10/2005	VIC	Victoria/SA Border Challenge Dimboola	16th of 22	5/12	1434	+26	1460
15/10/2005	SA	October	4th of 16	4/6	1410	+24	1434
11/09/2005	SA	September	12th of 15	2/6	1443	-33	1410
17/07/2005	SA	July	2nd of 16	5/6	1419	+24	1443
22/05/2005	SA	May	5th of 14	4/6	1404	+15	1419
16/04/2005	SA	April	8th of 16	3/6	1395	+9	1404
27/11/2004	SA	Grange Fun Day	5th of 10	3/6	1397	-2	1395
16/10/2004	SA	Unley October	5th of 18	4/6	1381	+16	1397
18/09/2004	SA	Southern Tournament	5th of 10	3/6	1385	-4	1381
29/08/2004	SA	Unley August	10th of 12	2/6	1396	-11	1385
25/07/2004	SA	Brighton	10th of 16	3/7	1416	-20	1396
30/05/2004	SA	Northern Tournament	10th of 14	2/6	1439	-23	1416
24/04/2004	SA	Unley April	12th of 16	2/6	1481	-42	1439
07/03/2004	SA	South Australian Championships	7th of 18	7/14	1501	-20	1481
15/11/2003	SA	Unley November	5th of 18	4/6	1500	+1	1501
26/10/2003	SA	Unley October	1st of 16	5/6	1476	+24	1500
13/09/2003	SA	Southern Tournament	3rd of 16	4/6	1486	-10	1476
10/08/2003	SA	Unley August	8th of 16	3/6	1522	-36	1486
20/07/2003	SA	Hove	2nd of 16	5/6	1479	+43	1522
21/06/2003	SA	Unley June	3rd of 14	4/6	1472	+7	1479
25/05/2003	SA	Northern Tournament	7th of 14	3/6	1483	-11	1472
08/03/2003	SA	South Australian Championships	15th of 22	6/14	1527	-44	1483
15/02/2003	SA	Unley February	9th of 20	3/6	1564	-37	1527
16/11/2002	SA	November	2nd of 14	4.5/6	1534	+30	1564
07/11/2002	SA	September	9th of 14	2/6	1536	-29	1507
03/11/2002	VIC	SA/Victoria Border Challenge Dimboola	5th of 23	8/12	1493	+41	1534
20/10/2002	SA	October	9th of 18	3/6	1507	-14	1493
18/08/2002	SA	August	8th of 14	3/6	1530	+6	1536
21/07/2002	SA	Unley July	11th of 16	3/6	1553	-23	1530
25/05/2002	SA	Northern Tournament	5th of 16	4/6	1541	+12	1553
10/02/2002	SA	February	5th of 22	4/6	1537	+4	1541
18/11/2001	VIC	SA/Victoria Border Challenge	15th of 32	6/12	1493	+44	1537
14/10/2001	SA	October	3rd of 16	4/6	1482	+11	1493
16/09/2001	SA	September	4th of 16	4/6	1461	+21	1482
25/08/2001	SA	August	6th of 16	3/6	1476	-15	1461
15/07/2001	SA	July	11th of 18	3/6	1481	-5	1476
27/05/2001	SA	May	7th of 16	3/6	1495	-14	1481
21/05/2001	SA	May	3rd of 16	5/6
23/03/2001	SA	South Australian Championships	12th of 22	7/14	1491	+4	1495
09/02/2001	SA	Unley February	12th of 16	2/6	1525	-34	1491
21/10/2000	SA	Unley October	9th of 18	3/6	1540	-15	1525
20/08/2000	SA	Unley	6th of 16	3/6	1543	-3	1540
24/07/2000	SA	July	8th of 18	3/6	1580	-37	1543
29/06/2000	SA	Bordertown	3rd of 20	8/12	1542	+38	1580
16/04/2000	SA	Victor Harbour	1st of 10	4/6	1515	-4	1511
19/03/2000	SA	March	19th of 22	2/6	1572	-57	1515
13/02/2000	SA	South Australian Championships	4th of 22	9/14	1533	+39	1572
21/11/1999	SA	November	3rd of 16	4/6	1527	+6	1533
24/10/1999	SA	October	5th of 18	4/6	1510	+17	1527
22/08/1999	SA	August	8th of 16	3/6
25/07/1999	SA	July	4th of 16	4/6	1487	+22	1509
23/05/1999	SA	May	9th of 16	3/6	1489	-2	1487
21/03/1999	SA	March	8th of 20	3/6	1494	-5	1489
14/02/1999	SA	South Australian Championships	5th of 20	9/14	1388	+106	1494
22/11/1998	SA	Xmas	17th of 18	1/6	1450	-62	1388
25/10/1998	SA	October	10th of 14	2.5/6	1467	-17	1450
12/09/1998	SA	September	8th of 18	3/6	1493	-26	1467
23/08/1998	SA	August	10th of 14	2/6	1540	-47	1493
19/07/1998	SA	July	8th of 14	3/6
24/05/1998	SA	South Australian Championships	1st of 12	11/12	1441	+115	1556
05/04/1998	SA	Victor Harbour	3rd of 12	4/6	1419	+22	1441
29/03/1998	SA	Unley	6th of 16	3/6	1434	-15	1419
21/03/1998	SA	February	5th of 16	3/6	1449	-15	1434
22/02/1998	SA	Unley February	6th of 16	3/6
26/07/1997	NSW	Winter Masters	28th of 38	9/20	1591	+20	1611
31/03/1997	SA	Australian Scrabble Championship	61st of 76	8/20
08/02/1997	SA	Unley	4th of 18	4/6
08/02/1997	SA	Unley	4th of 18	4/6
30/12/1996	VIC	Summer Sgramble	9th of 32	10/18
19/05/1996	SA	SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS	4th of 17	7/12
22/10/1995	SA	South Australia Double Dictionary October	9th of 12	2/6	1506	-6	1500
24/09/1995	SA	Spring Tournament	2nd of 12	4/6	1513	-7	1506
02/07/1995	SA	SA Winter Tournament	3rd of 16	4/6	1510	+3	1513
14/05/1995	SA	South Australian Championships	7th of 16	6/12	1491	+19	1510
12/03/1995	SA	Adelaide Grange Highgate (Unley)	5th of 14	4/6	1484	+7	1491
08/01/1995	SA	New Year Tournament	8th of 42	5/8	1525	-41	1484
27/11/1994	SA	SA Xmas Tournament	9th of 14	4/8	1570	-45	1525
24/10/1994	SA	South Australian Double Dicitonary Tournament	10th of 10	1/6	1647	-77	1570
25/09/1994	SA	ASPASA Spring Tournament	5th of 16	4/6	1642	+5	1647
03/07/1994	SA	Double Dictionary Winter	1st of 10	6/8	1634	+28	1662
20/06/1994	SA	South Australian Championships	5th of 18	7/12
24/04/1994	SA	Noarlunga	11th of 14	2/6	1618	-73	1545

Opponent	Played	Wins	Losses	Draws	Win Percentage
Carmel Dodd	47	7	40	0	14.89%
Daniel Piechnick	47	8	39	0	17.02%
Dieter Jedamski	45	21	24	0	46.67%
Betty Keese	40	29	11	0	72.50%
Veronica Baines	40	21	19	0	52.50%
Pat Hudson	36	24	12	0	66.67%
Doris Schwenn	30	21	9	0	70.00%
Teresa Dean	25	9	16	0	36.00%
Frances Berry	24	17	7	0	70.83%
Anne Michell	22	14	8	0	63.64%
Mike Hudson	22	17	5	0	77.27%
Beryl Bourne	20	8	12	0	40.00%
Michael Cameron	20	3	16	1	17.50%
Gillian Briggs	18	13	5	0	72.22%
Jane Taylor	18	7	11	0	38.89%
Glenda Moore	17	11	6	0	64.71%
Joyce Browett	17	12	5	0	70.59%
Adam Kretschmer	15	6	9	0	40.00%
Ann Novice	15	11	4	0	73.33%
Liz Marx	14	11	3	0	78.57%
Eileen Baldwin	13	9	4	0	69.23%
Michael Vnuk	13	3	10	0	23.08%
Geoff Wright	12	4	8	0	33.33%
David Lowden	11	1	10	0	9.09%
Lesley Smit	11	8	3	0	72.73%
Trevor Tao	11	3	8	0	27.27%
Antony Kimber	10	2	8	0	20.00%
Elizabeth Rosewood	10	5	5	0	50.00%
Rowena Vnuk	10	7	3	0	70.00%
Eileen Seaborn	9	7	2	0	77.78%
Heather Lowden	9	4	5	0	44.44%
Simon Walton	9	2	7	0	22.22%
Tony Miller	9	1	7	1	16.67%
Sybil Boyt	8	6	2	0	75.00%
Tracey Kneebone	8	7	1	0	87.50%
Harry Malcolm	7	4	3	0	57.14%
Margaret Sella	7	5	2	0	71.43%
Nigel Wilkinson	7	4	3	0	57.14%
Bill Scott	6	5	1	0	83.33%
Dianne Smerdon	6	3	2	1	58.33%
Karen Richards	6	4	2	0	66.67%
Antonios Syrigos	5	2	3	0	40.00%
Doreen Creek	5	4	1	0	80.00%
Judy Mansfield	5	3	2	0	60.00%
Karyn Crease	5	4	1	0	80.00%
Arni Abbott	4	3	1	0	75.00%
Gwen Chadwick	4	2	2	0	50.00%
Jacqui Pearce	4	4	0	0	100.00%
Paul Richards	4	2	2	0	50.00%
Susan Roberts	4	2	2	0	50.00%
Trevor Halsall	4	1	3	0	25.00%
Barbara Berlin	3	1	2	0	33.33%
Barry Harridge	3	2	1	0	66.67%
Carol Johnsen	3	2	1	0	66.67%
Dianne Davis	3	1	2	0	33.33%
Francoise Finlayson	3	1	2	0	33.33%
Heather Long	3	0	3	0	0.00%
Jim Warmington	3	1	2	0	33.33%
Margaret Gibson	3	2	1	0	66.67%
Molly Watson	3	3	0	0	100.00%
Nicole Findlay	3	1	2	0	33.33%
Norma Fisher	3	0	3	0	0.00%
Oliver Jenner-O'Shea	3	1	2	0	33.33%
Paula Brown	3	2	1	0	66.67%
Sue Kyatt	3	0	3	0	0.00%
Zina Costanzo	3	1	2	0	33.33%
Alistair Kane	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Angela Newton	2	2	0	0	100.00%
Angie Pearse	2	0	2	0	0.00%
Ann Radan	2	2	0	0	100.00%
Barry Jordan	2	0	2	0	0.00%
Betty Mitchell	2	2	0	0	100.00%
Bob Jackman	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Campbell Shanks	2	2	0	0	100.00%
Chile Malcolm	2	2	0	0	100.00%
Gloria Gallagher	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Graeme Lock Lee	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Janet Prider	2	2	0	0	100.00%
John Barker	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Julie Robins	2	0	2	0	0.00%
Lesley Mack	2	0	2	0	0.00%
Lyndee Hill	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Margaret Warmington	2	2	0	0	100.00%
Marj Miller	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Michael Hornung	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Michelle Sturzebechr	2	2	0	0	100.00%
Nan Smith	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Peter Bauer	2	2	0	0	100.00%
Robert Donnelly	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Roger Blom	2	0	2	0	0.00%
Sal Costanzo	2	1	1	0	50.00%
Stephen Broad-Phillip	2	0	2	0	0.00%
Wendi Symes	2	0	2	0	0.00%
A Bye	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Alan Stewart	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Alastair Richards	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Ann McGill	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Baheej Al Kassem	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Barbara Holmes	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Barbara Senior	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Carol Colwill	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Carole Eden	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Coralie Gray	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Cynthia Curr	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Dawn Thomas	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Derek Wood	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Di Martin	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Dorothy Barraclough	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Doug Ristic	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Emanuel Atsas	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Gwen Lampre	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Heather Rubock	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Helen Hynes	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Ivor Zetler	1	0	1	0	0.00%
James Gunner	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Janet Bell	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Janet Matthews	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Jean McGiffen	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Jim Hines	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Joan Rosenthal	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Joanne Craig	1	0	1	0	0.00%
John Holgate	1	0	1	0	0.00%
John Spaan	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Jon Stark	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Judith Timoney	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Julian McKail	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Kate Gullan	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Kenn Rawlings	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Lainie Mercieca	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Larrie Strautmanis	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Liew Keethong	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Linda Findlay	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Lindsay Van Niekerk	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Mal Eden	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Malcolm McAnulty	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Marc Hudson	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Marie Knight	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Marilyn Evans	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Marion Hawk	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Marlene Brown	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Meg Henderson	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Mohammed Hegazi	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Naween Fernando	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Pat Dangerfield	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Pat Kennedy	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Pat Warren	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Paul Cleary	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Peter Shaw	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Peter Tobler	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Rene Chelton	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Rob York	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Robert Archer	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Robin Austin	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Robyn Corbel	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Rod Casey	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Ron Champness	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Rosemarie Mitchell	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Rosemary Bone	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Sandra Morgan	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Stephen Mooney Pursell	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Steve Sunter	1	0	1	0	0.00%
Sue Gergelifi	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Ted Roberts	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Tei Ngatai	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Vic Langsam	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Win McKenna	1	1	0	0	100.00%